English
cryo-
Cryo- comes from Ancient Greek κρῠ́ος ‘ice, icy cold, chill, frost’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκρῠ́οςkrŭ́os‘ice, icy cold, chill, frost’
- Englishtodaycryo-
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκρῠ́οςkrŭ́os‘ice, icy cold, chill, frost’
- Englishtodaycryo-
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *krews- ‘to freeze, harden’
Today it means
prefix cold, freezing
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek κρῠ́ος / cryo-